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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Ghazal," to what does the speaker compare to the stealing of someone’s name?
(a) Working in the fields and stripping the stalks of stolen crops.
(b) Attacking and robbing someone at gunpoint.
(c) Pickpocketing a naive tourist.
(d) Stealing money from a bank or precious jewels from a safe.

2. After the Civil War, for what did many Black soldiers struggle to receive from the U.S. government?
(a) Housing.
(b) A military pension.
(c) Jobs.
(d) Health insurance.

3. What is an issue with the pensions of the black Civil War soldiers?
(a) They are still slaves and do not need to be paid.
(b) They are not citizens of the U.S.
(c) The legal names of these men do not always match their actual names.
(d) They have not served long enough to receive pensions.

4. Stanza 5 of "The Greatest Personal Privation" tells of the families destroyed how?
(a) Through regularly selling off male slaves.
(b) Through the selling off of all the parts that make up a family.
(c) By the ending of slavery.
(d) By the spreading of lies through famiies.

5. In "A Man's World," when the world is shown, to what is it compared?
(a) A globe.
(b) A pocket watch.
(c) A ball of energy.
(d) A locket on a chain.

Short Answer Questions

1. After driving for awhile, the character in "Hill Country" gets out and walks along a limestone bank, noticing what?

2. In "The Greatest Personal Privation," what does Mary Jones think is the greatest personal privation?

3. In “I Will Tell You the Truth About This, I Will Tell You All About It,” there is a collection of addresses to various people. What is the purpose of this collection?

4. The character in "Hill Country" passes what injured animal?

5. How does “I Will Tell You the Truth About This, I will Tell You All About It” begin?

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